Passage Research
Isaiah 28 — Sermon Preparation
Woes fall on the drunkards of Ephraim and the scoffers of Jerusalem, with a parable of the farmer's wise threshing contrasting with their folly. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 28, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 29
- verses
- 380 / 228
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 18
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 28 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| קַו | qav | H6957 | 9 | cord, measuring |
| צַו | tsav | H6673 | 8 | injunction |
| זְעֵיר | zᵉʻêyr | H2191 | 4 | small |
| שָׁטַף | shâṭaph | H7857 | 4 | gush, inundate |
| כַּמֹּן | kammôn | H3646 | 3 | 'cummin', condiment |
| קֶצַח | qetsach | H7100 | 3 | fennel-flower, pungency |
| שָׁגָה | shâgâh | H7686 | 3 | stray, mislead |
How preachers through history handled this text
18 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 28, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“THE JUDGMENT OF DRUNKARDS AND MOCKERS Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! 2. Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which, as a tempest of hail, and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. 3. The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet: 4. …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 28:1–13 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Samaria 1— Isa 28:1
- Jerusalem— Isa 28:14
- Zion— Isa 28:16
- Mount Perazim— Isa 28:21
- Valley of Gibeon— Isa 28:21
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